This is a unique chance to share in York's History by staying at the original Quellington School House, situated 20km north east of the town. Your stay allows you access to remnant bushland and the highest point "The Quellinton Hill".
Pack yourself a picnic lunch, take in the views and enjoy the scenery of the tranquil Avon Valley

The building consists of a classroom, children's cloak room and two bedroom teachers living quarters, which has been fully restored and furnished to the elegance of yesteryear, with the comfort of today.
The features of the living/dining room are the original blackboards, polished wood floor and open fire. The School House is furnished with some antiques and has displays and copies of the original school work passed on by the Gentle family, who have farmed their property for six generations.

• Fully self-contained,
• the School House sleeps seven.
• Linen provided
• electric stove & hot water system
• refrigerator, washing machine, TV
• Microwave, CD Player
• carpeted bedrooms
• BBQ facilities are also available
• Children are welcome - of course :-)
• - NO pets - Please

History of the Quellington School House - The first school house was built by Mr Samuel Gentle for the education of his children. It was built of mud and Straw bricks with a bush timber support and a thatched roof of Blackboy rushes, whitewash walls and a beaten mud floor.
After a short time other settlers of Quellington asked Mr Gentle if their children could join the 'Gentle School' (as it was commonly referred to). This was agreed to for the payment of one shilling per week - this helped with the teacher's salary. As numbers grew, Mr Gentle could see the need for a bigger school in the district, so he donated 1.5 acres of his land to the Education Department for a school with living quarters to be built. The school was built in 1885 of brick and mortar, using the 'English Garden Wall' style of bricklaying.
The school opened and closed many times due to numbers of children in the district. It was finally closed on October 27, 1944 and the furniture was shifted into the York School where the remaining 6 children were transported by bus.